He has been my pick since I heard about him and read the MotherJones’ hit piece on him. He is magnificent on all but more H1b visas and other work visas and supporting retention of illegal immigrants stealing jobs. Those positions will shove me and lots of others to the Walker camp.
What is wrong with him on immigration?
“What is wrong with him on immigration?”
I’m not sure Walker’s much better, but to answer your question - it would be difficult for him to win if he totally alienates Hispanics - and they do want to see round ups, even legal Hispanics. I work with one and he freaked out at the thought that he might have to produce his papers while cutting his front lawn - and the guy owns more guns than most gun shops. So you have to tread carefully there.
Regarding H1B’s...not really sure there - a good question for his campaign. I do know that he made some attempts to show just how insane Rubio’s Senate bill was by trying to amend it (in one case someone, I don’t think Cruz, proposed that the limit on DUIs for deportation be dropped from 3 to 2, it was rejected...go figure).
As to Illegals here - it’s not easy. Get rid of them and it will be years before another house gets built in Texas. I know, I hired the contractors for mine. They are like third stage cancer, you just can’t rip them out cleanly without huge disruption (and they did a damn good job, by the way).
But you probably think like me: What kind of country will our kids, grandchildren, and great grandchildren have to live in if our demographics keep moving the way they are. Certainly not the country we grew up in, probably something in between Argentina (at best) and Mexico (at worst). To be honest, I don’t know if Cruz has thought that through, yet. But he is smart and he’s not controlled by anyone, so he may figure it out and act accordingly...which is a lot more than can be said regarding just about anyone else.
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“What is wrong with him on immigration?”
Senator Cruz opposes the Dream Act amnesty. does not support illegals getting state tuition
and would strengthen border control
Small government types are split on a big government response to immigration. Single issue immigration voters should realize this. There are many issues to consider.
Strategy and tactics also need to be considered. If there is an SEC primary, will those outside the establishment split their vote between 5 (or 10) candidates and let the establishment candidate win? We need a criteria on which candidate to unite around. Does anyone have a criteria better than this?
Since candidates need signatures to get on the ballot, the candidates who have the most signatures have proven they know how to build a winning campaign. The candidates who just barely squeak by to get on the ballot show they don’t have a winning campaign, regardless of how great they are on the issues.
So we vote the weak candidates off the island in Jan-Feb 2016.
His stance on legal immigration gives him political cover to do the real work of taking on illegal immigration. We can fine tune the legal system later. It’s illegal immigration that threatens to fundamentally alter the nature of the country. That’s what that needs to be dealt with seriously and quickly.
IMO obsessing about H1b visas instead of focusing on illegal immigration would be like straining at a knat and swallowing a camel. The illegal immigration problem is HUGE. Temporary work visas don’t compare. I don’t understand why Walker’s position of having illegals pay a $100 fine and then giving them a path to citizenship is preferable to Cruz’s no path to citizenship for illegals.